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Euro-goals Africa: 19-20 Sept

The BBC's African sports programme Fast Track brings you a weekly rundown of all the African goal scorers across the top leagues in Europe.


ENGLAND

Chelsea & Ivory Coast's Didier Drogba
Chelsea's Didier Drogba gestures to fans after scoring winning goal

Ivory Coast's Didier Drogba was both provider and scorer as Chelsea continued their 100% winning start to the season.

Ashley Cole headed in Drogba's cross to open the scoring.

Drogba then scored the winning goal in the 3-0 victory over Spurs, before leaving the pitch with a calf injury.

The only other African scorer in England was Nigeria defender, Joseph Yobo, he hit the back of the net as Everton beat Blackburn 3-0.


SPAIN

Mali midfielder Seydou Keita was on target for Barcelona as the titleholders thrashed visiting Atletico Madrid 5-2.

Barcelona have now won three games out of three this term and are equal on points with Real Madrid at the top of the Spanish league table.

Fellow Malian Frederic Kanoute scored one of the goals as his side Sevilla beat Osasuna 2-0.

South African Nasief Morris scored the winner for Racing Santander who beat Malaga 2-1.

Cameroonian Pierre Webo sealed Tenerife's fate as he scored the last goal for Mallorca from the penalty spot in a 4-0 walloping of Tenerife, who finished with nine men.


BELGIUM

Dieumerci Mbokani scored the second goal for titleholders Standard Liege who beat Lokeren 3-1.

The DR Congo striker takes his league tally to three.

Senegalese striker Ibrahim Sidibe scored the only goal of the game as Saint Trond edged out Kortrijk 1-0.

Mali's Mahamadou Dissa led a late comeback by Roulers after they went down 3-0 to Mechelen by half-time.

But Dissa's last-minute goal wasn't enough as Cameroonian Aloys Nong's earlier goal proved to be the winner as Mechelen won 3-2.

However, there was a successful fightback for two other Africans as FC Bruges came from behind to beat Westerlo 4-1.

Nigeria striker Joseph Akpala scored the second for Bruges in the 27th minute, while Cameroon's Dorge Kouemaha struck in the final minute of the game.

Senegal's Mbaye Leye equalised for Gent who are second in the table in the 1-1 draw with third-place Anderlecht.


FRANCE

Asamoah Gyan of Rennes and Ghana
Rennes' Asamoah Gyan celebrates his goal against Grenoble

Asamoah Gyan was the hero as Rennes trounced Grenoble 4-0.

The Ghana striker opened the scoring in the first minute of the game before blasting home a spot kick in the second half.

The striker now has four goals to his credit and Rennes lie fourth in the table after six games.

One of the other goals in the game was scored by Senegal defender Abdou Kader Mangane.

Cameroon striker Paul Efoulou scored his third of the season in the last minute for Nancy but it wasn't enough as they lost 3-1 at Lorient.

Tunisia defender Fahid Ben Khalfallah scored his first goal of the season for Valenciennes in the 5-2 win over 10-man Sochaux.

Three Senegalese players were on target in Marseille's 4-2 thumping of Montpellier.

Captain Mamadou Niang and defender Souleymane Diawara scored for Marseille, while Souleymane Camara scored Montpellier's second goal from the penalty spot.


GERMANY

An African duo assured Freiburg of all three points in the 4-0 away win at Hertha Berlin.

DR Congo striker Cedrick Makiadi and Cameroon's Mahamadou Idrissou were both on target in the first half as Freiburg triumphed comfortably.

Ivorian Didier Ya Konan equalised for Dortmund one minute after half-time in the 1-1 draw at Hannover.

Burkinabe Wilfred Sanou scored the second goal in FC Koln's 2-0 away victory over Stuttgart.

The most dramatic of results was at Borussia Monchengladbach where Hoffenheim scored three goals in the last five minutes to win 4-2.

Nigeria's Chinedu Obasi and Senegalese striker Demba Ba struck in the dying moments of the game to give Hoffenheim a precious away victory.


HOLLAND

Ghana defender Emmanuel Boakye was sent off with 15 minutes to go but his Sparta Rotterdam side still managed to draw 1-1 at Heracles Almelo.

Nigeria's Ayodele Adeleye scored Sparta's goal.


PORTUGAL

Angolan Djalma scored in Maritimo's 2-1 loss to Nacional.

Malian Mourtala Diakite equalised for Belenenses in the second half as his side drew 1-1 with Academica.

Cameroonian Christian Pouga was on target for Leixoes who beat Guimaraes 3-1.


GREECE

Nigeria's Benjamin Onwuachi put Kavala in the lead in their 2-1 win over Atromitos.

His compatriot SuleimanAkim Omolade was the only Panionios player on the scoresheet as they lost 3-1 to Asteras.


TURKEY

Ivorian Serge Djiehoua was sent off in the last minute as his side Antalyaspor were beaten 3-1 by Trabzonspor.

Nigerian Akeem Agbetu pulled a goal back for Sivasspor late in the game as they lost 3-1 to Bursaspor.




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